The Committee of the Whole House is a committee of the House on which all representatives serve and which meets in the House Chamber for the consideration of measures from the Union calendar. Before members are assigned to committees, each committeeâs size and the proportion of Republicans to Democrats must be decided by the party leaders.
These are some of the recognized causes of addiction. 1  Family history. 2  Poor coping skill for dealing with stress. 3  Negative thinking, such as an all-or-nothing approach to life.  Underlying anxiety or 1  depression. Chronic pain, either emotional or physical.
Worldwide, alcohol and nicotine are the commonest sources of addiction. Other drugs associated with addiction are opiates (morphine), psycho-stimulants (cocaine, amphetamine, methamphetamine), marijuana and phencyclidine. The effects of some of these drugs are given below. Addicting drugs activate the parts of brain associated with reward feelings.